Matthew 14:19 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

¹⁹ Then he ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven and blessed and broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁹ And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁹ Then He ordered the crowds to recline on the grass; and He took the five loaves and the two fish, and, looking up to heaven, He gave thanks and blessed and broke the loaves and handed the pieces to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁹ And he commanded the multitudes to sit down on the grass; and he took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake and gave the loaves to the disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes.

Common English Bible

¹⁹ He ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass. He took the five loaves of bread and the two fish, looked up to heaven, blessed them and broke the loaves apart and gave them to his disciples. Then the disciples gave them to the crowds.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁹ And when he had ordered the multitude to sit down upon the grass, he took the five loaves and the two fish, and gazing up to heaven, he blessed and broke and gave the bread to the disciples, and then the disciples to the multitudes.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁹ And when he had commanded the multitudes to sit down upon the grass, he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes.

Matthew 14:19 Cross References

Matthew 14:18

And he said, “Bring them here to me.”

Mark 6:39

Then he ordered them to get all the people to sit down in groups on the green grass.

Mark 6:41

Taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven and blessed and broke the loaves and gave them to his disciples to set before the people, and he divided the two fish among them all.

Mark 7:34

Then looking up to heaven, he sighed and said to him, “Ephphatha,” that is, “Be opened.”

Luke 22:17

Then he took a cup, and after giving thanks he said, “Take this and divide it among yourselves,

Luke 22:19

Then he took a loaf of bread, and when he had given thanks he broke it and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.”

Luke 24:30

When he was at the table with them, he took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them.

Luke 9:14

For there were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, “Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each.”

Luke 9:16

And taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven and blessed and broke them and gave them to the disciples to set before the crowd.

John 11:41

So they took away the stone. And Jesus looked upward and said, “Father, I thank you for having heard me.

John 6:23

But some boats from Tiberias came near the place where they had eaten the bread after the Lord had given thanks.

Acts 27:35

After he had said this, he took bread, and giving thanks to God in the presence of all, he broke it and began to eat.

Romans 14:6

Those who observe the day, observe it for the Lord. Also those who eat, eat for the Lord, since they give thanks to God, while those who abstain, abstain for the Lord and give thanks to God.

1 Corinthians 10:16

The cup of blessing that we bless, is it not a sharing in the blood of Christ? The bread that we break, is it not a sharing in the body of Christ?

1 Corinthians 10:31

So, whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do everything for the glory of God.

1 Corinthians 11:24

and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, “This is my body that is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.”

Colossians 3:17

And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

1 Samuel 9:13

As soon as you enter the town, you will meet him before he goes up to the shrine to eat. For the people will not eat until he comes, since he must bless the sacrifice; afterward those eat who are invited. Now go up, for you will meet him immediately.”